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Former ambassador highlights Freedom Conference in Steamboat Springs

With the Nov. 6 presidential election quickly approaching, Freedom Conference keynote speaker John Bolton wasted little time addressing the 280 people who attended dinner Friday night at the top of Steamboat Ski Area.

White River BLM proposes amendment to increase Piceance Basin oil, gas development

The Bureau of Land Management released Wednesday a draft amendment that could increase oil and natural gas development activity in Northwest Colorado.

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Dan Mitchell and William Black debate economic policy at Steamboat conference

The divide between Cato Institute fellow Dan Mitchell and University of Missouri-Kansas City professor William Black centered on a theory and a worldview: Keynesian economics and the role of government.

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Steamboat Springs High School tennis team enters year inexperienced

Despite inexperience, the Steamboat Springs High School boys tennis team will look for regional title No. 15 as the season wraps up in October.

Steamboat briefs: Registration open for golf tournament at Haymaker

Registration is open for the Fall Classic golf tournament Sept. 15 and 16 at Haymaker Golf Course.

Routt County Council on Aging senior lunch menus for week of Aug. 27

Routt County Council on Aging senior lunch menus for week of Aug. 27

Steamboat Springs school menus for week of Aug. 27

Steamboat Springs school menus for week of Aug. 27

Spare the Air education program kicks off

Local health educators, parents, business owners, government officials and nonprofit organizations are coming together to try to capture drivers’ attention with facts about vehicle exhaust pollution.

Ed Miklus: Steamboat's system of governance not working

The former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, used to travel the five boroughs and ask citizens: “How am I doing?” Perhaps our current Steamboat Springs City Council should take a page from Mayor Koch’s playbook.

Steamboat air program managers to meet the taxpayers Oct. 9

Local Marketing District board President Steve Dawes predicts the Oct. 9 air program open house will become an annual affair.

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Area restaurants find fresh ingredients close to home

Some local restaurants, including bistro c.v. and Harwigs/L'Apogee in downtown Steamboat Springs, are taking the time to grow their own produce, and they say the effort has proven worthwhile.

New radar will provide better look at Routt County precipitation

Weather forecasters hope to have a better look at what is falling from the sky after a new radar system is installed next month in Grand Junction.

Urban Land Institute CEO praises Steamboat's public amenities

Steamboat Springs needs to diversify its economy if it wants to attract members of the millennium generation, Urban Land Institute CEO Patrick Phillips said Thursday.

The Record for Aug. 23, 2012

3:28 a.m. West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters were called to help a person who fell in the 13100 block of U.S. Highway 40.

Jail Report for Aug. 16 to 23, 2012

The following is a list of people booked into Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.

Antigrowth documentary to screen Tuesday in Steamboat

David Gardner is bringing his documentary "Growthbusters: Hooked on Growth" to Steamboat on Tuesday and with it his message that economic growth is an ill rather than boon.

Steamboat Springs morning roundup for Friday, Aug. 24

Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus hosts a grand opening for its new building, Doc Willett Award winners to be honored for their commitment and Mainstreet Steamboat Springs works on downtown improvements.